Bandwidth expanded for mobile providers
A UN telecommunications meeting decided Thursday to give mobile service providers access to bandwidth now reserved for television broadcasts.

Head of UN patent agency to step down early
Kamil Idris director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, had faced pressure to resign after using an apparently false birth date that would have helped him get his first job.

Warning from China spurs U.S. entrepreneurs in space race
Small companies are at the forefront of the race to move ahead in space, an undertaking seen as crucial for keeping the United States at the forefront as Russia, Europe and China become more technologically adept.

IBM prepares to take corporate data to Web
IBM is planning to build a sizable business by bringing Google-style computing to mainstream corporate customers with its new initiative: Blue Cloud

The End User: What's up with 'whois'?
Though many people want to make public databases that store information about who owns what Web site private, they are opposed by law enforcers, Internet service providers and trademark owners.

Hands-on kits meet high tech
Thanks to the web and inexpensive components and fabrication tools, people are finding their own crafty niches in the high-technology marketplace.

Gadgets of the week
Fun for small shots; you remember the TV; a vest for gamers that packs a punch.

Google fails to win EU approval for DoubleClick deal
The European Commission said the $3.1 billion merger raised competition concerns and required a more thorough review of its impact on the Internet advertising business.

Economy and writers' strike test Disney CEO's tenure
For the first time under Robert Iger's watch, Disney is sailing into some choppy waters. Two of the company's four growth engines - theme parks and consumer products - turn on the health of the economy.

Yahoo settles suit with journalists jailed in China
The two journalists and a family member sued the company earlier this year after Yahoo HK gave Chinese authorities e-mail messages containing pro-democracy literature.